University of Alabama School of Library & Information Studieshttp://www.slis.ua.edu/LS 513 Information Resources: Government Publications
Explores the nature, use, and organization of local, state, federal, and international documents.

ARIZONA

University of Arizona School of Information Resources & Library Sciencehttp://timon.sir.arizona.edu/572. Government Information: Policy and Resources
To consider information policies and resources of the government of the United States and to develop an
understanding of how those policies have evolved, and how they affect both the political system, the average
citizen, and the overall structure of information dissemination in this country.

CALIFORNIA

School of Library & Information Science, San Jose State Universityhttp://slisweb.sjsu.edu/LIBR 221. Government Information Sources
Study in government publications and databases, their bibliographic organization, use in all types of libraries and
information centers, methods of acquiring information from federal, state, and local sources; problems of
depository and non-depository collections.

Information and Library Science, Southern Connecticut State Universityhttp://www.southernct.edu/departments/ils/ILS 621 - Government Publications
Study of city, state, and federal documents and those of selected international agencies. Problems of acquisition,
organization, and use of such collections in various types of libraries. Scheduled irregularly. (Formerly LSC 646).

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Catholic University of America School of Library and Information Sciencehttp://slis.cua.edu/LSC 782: Government Information
Selection, dissemination, and use of government information services and the documentation of major
international/intergovernmental organizations. Reviews the history and development of government printing and
examines policy issues of accessing government information in print and electronic formats.
Emphasizes congressional materials and federal agency statistical data. Covers the use of commercial indexing
and
finding tools, agency electronic sources, and WWW sites. LSC 882: Institute on Federal Library Resources
Examines the complex of federal library programs and operations in detail through lectures, panel discussions,
and information clinics, featuring library leaders, information scientists, government officials, and others prominent
in federal library activities. Field trips to major federal libraries, information centers, and data banks, where
participants may use resources and see technology in operation.

FLORIDA

Florida State University College of Informationhttp://ci.fsu.edu/
No descriptions available (not currently offered?)

University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science (in the College of Arts and Sciences)http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/LIS 6661 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
The nature of state, federal, United Nations, and international documents, their reference and research value; the

techniques of acquisition, organization, and reference use.

HAWAII

University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Library and Information Sciencehttp://www.hawaii.edu/graduatestudies/fields/html/departments/hijkl/lis/lis.htmLIS 618 Government Documents
Survey of government documents at the federal, state/local and international levels in all formats. Covers methods
of acquisition and organization, including depository arrangements. Current issues of government information
dissemination policies and practices discussed.

ILLINOIS

Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Sciencehttp://www.dom.edu/gslis/index.aspLIS 744 GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES
Selection and acquisition of government publications; their organization and use for reference purposes.
Prerequisites or co-requisites: 701 and 704. Offered in spring and summer.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Sciencehttp://www.lis.uiuc.edu/LIS525 Government Information
Aims to acquaint students with government publications, their variety, interest, value, acquisition, and bibliographic control, and to develop proficiency in their reference and research use; considers publications of all types and all governments (local, national, international) with special emphasis on U.S. state, and federal governments and on the United Nations and its related specialized agencies.

INDIANAIndiana University School of Library and Information Sciencehttp://www.slis.indiana.edu/L628 Government Information: Collection, Organization, Dissemination
Survey of government information dissemination in all formats and at all levels of government. Consideration of
government information policy. Primary emphasis given to U.S. government information but with some
consideration given to state and local publications in the United States, and those of international
organizations.

Emporia State University School of Library and Information Managementhttp://slim.emporia.edu/LI 838 - Information Transfer and Government Resources
A study of government patterns at the international, national, and state levels for creating, producing,
disseminating organizing, diffusing, and utilizing information. Examples of government information resources will
be examined.

LOUISIANALouisiana State University School of Library and Information Sciencehttp://slis.lsu.edu/LIS 7203 Sources of Government Information
(syllabus: http://slis.lsu.edu/syllabi/7203.pdf)
Federal government publications as products of government activity and as sources of information for libraries.
Course Objectives 1. To explore various modes of access to current and retrospective sources of government
information. 2. To acquaint students with federal, state, and international document depository selection,
acquisition, and administration. 3. To introduce students to the issues and challenges of documents work.

MARYLAND

University of Maryland College of Information Studieshttp://www.clis.umd.edu/LBSC 767 Access to Federal Government Information
Prerequisite: LBSC 650 or permission of instructor.
Research methods, information needs, information production and structure, information sources and services,
and
selection policies related to federal government information.

MASSACHUSETTS

Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Sciencehttp://www.simmons.edu/gslis/
LIS 428 - U.S. Government as Publisher (formerly "United States Government Information Policies, Resources,
and Services")
Within an information policy context, the course examines the life cycle of government information, with particular
emphasis
on public access issues, the evolution from distribution to dissemination, and the emergence of
e-government--a multi-faceted concept. Students learn to navigate through a rich body of current and historical
literature.

MICHIGAN

University of Michigan School of Informationhttp://www.si.umich.edu/579-1 Government Information: Issues, Resources, and Policy
Federal government publications as products of government activity and sources of information. Access issues
and problems;
methods of increasing access. Includes print, computer-based, and other formats.

Wayne State University Library and Information Science Programhttp://www.lisp.wayne.edu/8110 Government Information Policies and Resources
syllabus: http://www.lisp.wayne.edu/courses/courseprofiles/LIS 8110.doc
Selection, acquisition, access and reference use of major federal, state and local documents.
Overview of federal publishing program; the document - generating processes of Congress, the judiciary and
the executive departments and regulatory agencies; the federal, state and local documentary system.
Federal information policies and the role of professional and governmental agencies in formulating policy.

MISSISSIPPI

University of Southern Mississippihttp://www.usm.edu/~slis/664. Government Publications
Study of the types of government publications and tools for their bibliographic organization.

MISSOURI

University of Missouri School of Information Science & Learning Technologieshttp://sislt.missouri.edu/9425 Government Publications (3 credits)
Survey of the publications of municipal, state, United States, and international government units. Course will give
special
attention to the principles and the techniques of administering a public documents collection.9410 Seminar: Government Documents for K-12 Educators (1 credit)
This course will explore the vast, rich, and free information available using electronic government resources and
websites for K-12 students, school librarians, and educators.

NEW JERSEY

Rutgers University School of Communication, Information and Library Studieshttp://www.scils.rutgers.edu/541 - Government Information Resources (specialization course)
Syllabus: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/courses/listing.jsp?CID=17%3A610%3A541Introduction to the nature
and use of federal, state, local, and international government information resources. Problems relating to the
acquisition, bibliographic organization, and reference use of public documents. Major emphasis on information
resources of U.S. federal government.

NEW YORK

Long Island University Palmer School of Library & Information Sciencehttp://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/cics/palmer/LIS 669 Government Information
Study and evaluation of documents and information from federal, state, and municipal sources, including
international
governments. Most emphasis on the U.S. The nature of documents, electronic formats (databases, CD-ROMs),
their reference and research value, as well as selection, acquisition, organization, and access in various
settings.

Pratt Institute School of Information & Library Sciencehttp://www.pratt.edu/silsLIS-613 Government Info Sources
Publications of federal and certain state and local governments and their selection, acquisition, use and
administration are
discussed. Practical exercises in printed tools and electronic databases are required.

Syracuse University School of Information Studieshttp://ischool.syr.edu/IST 607 Governments and Information
Relationships between governmental processes and the availability of public information. Inter-governmental
agencies and federal, state, and local government units as sources of published and unpublished information. 643 U.S. Federal Information Policies.
Introductory overview of information policy analysis techniques; examines access to and management of federal
information resources.

University at Albany College of Computing and Information, Department of Information Studieshttp://www.albany.edu/dis/IST 650: United States Government Information Sources
An examination of the general and specialized sources that comprise the texts and finding aids of United States
government information. Practical assignments will give students direct experience with these sources, and the
lectures and readings will provide a framework for understanding the ways in which the federal government
generates and disseminates information. In addition to printed materials, as array of online services, including
Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis, will be studied.

University at Buffalo School of Informatics
/www.informatics.buffalo.edu/lis/567 Government Information
This introduction to the Government Printing Office, Federal depository libraries, and government information
production
covers print and electronic sources, with practice in reference use and emphasis on U.S. Federal resources.
(CLASS PAGE with syllabus: http://www.sis.buffalo.edu/faculty/Robinson/courses/567/567home.htm)

North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information Scienceshttp://www.nccuslis.org/programs/programs.phpLSIS 5580. Government Publications
The sources, availability, organization, and use of federal, state, and local documents and selected publications of
international bodies and foreign countries.

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Sciencehttp://sils.unc.edu/NLS 707 (228): Government Documents
A survey of the major publications of the United States federal government, United Nations, and British
government, with attention to the selection, classification, and administration of a document collection

University of North Carolina Greensboro Department of Library and Information Studieshttp://www.uncg.edu/lis/index.html614 Public Documents Information Sources
Federal, state, and United Nations agency documents: selection, organization, and use. For students in library
studies, business and economics, history and political science.

OHIO

Kent State University School of Library & Information Sciencehttp://www.slis.kent.edu/60611 GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES
Library treatment of U.S. government publications, with brief attention to municipal and state publications, and
major
documents of Great Britain, Canada and the United Nations. Will not include materials covered in LIS 60601.

OKLAHOMA

University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studieshttp://www.ou.edu/cas/slis/LIS 5143 Government Publications (Crosslisted with HIST 5143)
Acquaints the student with the basic reference sources that provide access to the publications of governmental
organizations. United States government publications are stressed. Topics include: the basic catalogs and
indexes; depository system; acquisition, selection, organization, use and on-line retrieval of government
publications.

PENNSYLVANIA

Drexel University, The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technologyhttp://www.ischool.drexel.edu/INFO 680 - US Government Publications
Studies the nature of United States federal government documents and techniques for their acquisition,
organization, and use.

University of Pittsburgh School of Information Scienceshttp://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dlis/LIS 2537 - GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES
The American political environment and its impact on the availability and control of information emanating from
the federal government. Consideration and analysis of federal government materials in many formats.<p>
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Clarion University Department of Library Sciencehttp://www.clarion.edu/edu-humn/newlibsci/index.htmLS 562: GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Study and evaluation of selected federal, state, and municipal documents, foreign government publications, and
the United Nations. The nature of documents, their reference and research value; the techniques of acquisition,
organization, and bibliographic control; on-line commercial and government data bases.

SOUTH CAROLINA

University of South Carolina School of Library & Information Sciencehttp://www.libsci.sc.edu/734 Government Information Sources
An introduction to the acquisition, organization, and reference service of U.S. government publications with
emphasis on federal government publications and including state and local documents. Topics include the
government as printer and publisher, and include operation of government documents collections. Also includes
information services of international organizations. (listed under Technical Services courses)

TENNESSEE

University of Tennessee School of Information Scienceshttp://www.sis.utk.edu/534 Government Information Sources (syllabus: http://web.utk.edu/%7Ewrobinso/534.html)
Selection, acquisition, organization, and utilization of government information in variety of formats from legislative,
judicial and executive branches of federal, state, local, and international government and inter-governmental
agencies.

TEXAS

Texas Woman’s University School of Library & Information Studieshttp://www.twu.edu/cope/slis/
No current listing.<p>
University of North Texas School of Library and Information Scienceshttp://www.unt.edu/slis/5660. Government Information and Access Services
Information resources and services of the United States government; their nature, use, acquisition and
organization. Includes some study of the information resources and services of municipal and state governments,
the United Nations and selected foreign countries.

University of Texas School of Informationhttp://www.gslis.utexas.edu/INF 382M - Government Information
Students will develop expertise with government information resources as providers of information services to
others, and will be prepared for professional activities such as policy research and analysis in public and private
enterprises, policy advocacy, research in information and media organizations, and legal research. Graduate
standing required.

WASHINGTON

University of Washington Information Schoolhttp://www.ischool.washington.edu/LIS 526 Government Publications
Introduction to government publications of the United States and their acquisition, organization, and use. Other
topics covered include the public's right to know, the Federal Depository Library Program, government influences
in our daily lives, and future directions in government information.

WISCONSIN

University of Wisconsin Madison School of Library & Information Studieshttp://www.slis.wisc.edu/653 Government Information Sources
Issues of United States government information policy. Structure, policies, and procedures of the Depository
Library System. Selection, acquisition, and problems of access to government information sources, including
electronic formats.

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Information Studieshttp://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/832 Government Information Sources and Services
Availability, selection, and use of federal, state, and local documents; international organization documents; or
documents of selected foreign governments.